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Surname
HAMILTON
Forename
Andrew
Day
08
Month
08
Year
1922
Age
40
Occupation
Miner
Mine/Quarry Name
Vogrie, New Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Gavin Paul & Sons Ltd
Location
Gorebridge
County
Edinburghshire
Details of Event
8 August 1922: Miner Killed at Gorebridge - A miner named Andrew Hamilton, residing at Thomson's Place, Gorebridge, was killed yesterday afternoon by a fall of coal from the roof of the New Pit at Vogrie Collieries, belonging to Messrs Gavin Paul & Son. The deceased leaves a widow and four young children. [Scotsman 9 August 1922] Falls in Mine (a) Falls of Side – He was working at the face of the level when a fall of head coal took place. A piece weighing half a cwt. Struck him on the head and fractured his skull. He was killed instantly. Newspaper report - Lothians pages